Boston Bruins Captain Brad Marchand Issued A Major Statement Ahead Of Upcoming Tournament
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand issued a major statement regarding the up coming Four Nations Faceoff.
With only a little over a month until hockey fans get to enjoy the 4 Nations Tournament, Brad Marchand has issued a statement on it.
This is going to be the first time many of the players around the league get to go and represent their home country on an international stage, which is something they have always dreamed about when growing up. Players are going to do whatever it takes to with for their home countries.
And this was confirmed on the weekend by Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand, who will be the only Boston Bruins player playing for team Canada at the tournament. Marchand sent a warning out to players ahead of the tournament.
The Bruins captain was asked about how physical he is expecting the tournament to be, and just after team Canada lost at the World Junior Championshop, Marchand made it clear that this tournament was going to be different.
"Guys are going to be out for blood," said the Bruins captain.
Brad Marchand, on how much emotion and physicality he expects to see at next month's 4 Nations Face-Off:
"Guys are going to be out for blood."
Brad Marchand also stated that he expects fierce competition from all the nations that will be attending the tournament, and stated that the outcome of it is nearly impossible to predict.
"You look at the teams that are match up and they're all stacked," said Marchand. "You can pick out of a hat who can win that tournament. They're all incredible groups."
Brad Marchand also admitted that Canada will be facing some big pressure since they were just embarrassed in a recent defeat on an international stage.
"Extremely high expectations," admitted Marchand. "You want to make your country and your team proud."
The Four Nations Tournament is set to be hosted in Boston and Montreal, and Marchand stated that he is looking forward to not being booed by the crowd at the Bell Centre in Montreal for once.
Here is the full interview with Brad Marchand:
POLL |
JANVIER 5 | 189 ANSWERS Boston Bruins Captain Brad Marchand Issued A Major Statement Ahead Of Upcoming Tournament Who do you think is going to win the 4 Nations Faceoff? |
|
|
|
|
|
8 hours ago | By Austin Sabourin Another NHL Player From An Original Six Organization Tragically Passed Away Today |
|
9 hours ago | By Austin Sabourin Boston Bruins Issue A Statement After The Death Of Former First-Round Draft Pick |
|
10 hours ago | By Austin Sabourin Boston Bruins Organization Saddened By The Death Of Former Player |
|
14 hours ago | By Austin Sabourin Maple Leafs Forward Disciplined By NHL Player Safety After Dangerous Hit On Ex-Bruins Fan Favourite |
|
14 hours ago | By Austin Sabourin Claimed: Elliotte Friedman Just Confirmed Arthur Kailyev's Fate With The Boston Bruins |
|
16 hours ago | By Austin Sabourin A Troubling Report Has Surfaced Regarding The Boston Bruins And It's Not Good |
|
17 hours ago | By Joshua Deeds Boston Bruins Brad Marchand Sends Team USA A Warning Ahead of 4 Nation Faceoff |
|
18 hours ago | By Joshua Deeds Boston Bruins Expected To Announce Another Signing Instantly |
Previously on Bruins Insider